Rotary Scholarships, Shrimp Boil, Service, and Sponsors

On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at noon, in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church of Pittsburg, the weekly Rotary meeting was held. The meeting had a full agenda.

Kay Green, Scholarship Committee Chair, said, as she is handing out Payday candy bars to the committee members, that there were 44 applicants for the college scholarships. The Committee spent time choosing the top ten candidates and one alternate. The candidates will find out in May who won the ten $1,000 scholarships. She did say that technical school and nursing candidates were included in the deliberation this year.

Ian Griffith, First Responder Chair, said that, for the First Responders Shrimp Boil on Thursday, April 16, cooking volunteers should be at Highland Club Lake’s venue about 3:30 pm, supporting volunteers about 4:30 pm, and “please do not forget to bring desserts”.

Reverend Jeff Dungan said that next Wednesday, April 15, the Rotary meeting will be in the Center across the street from the church because the Fellowship Hall is getting a face lift. Bill Dixon said that Rotary service hours could be taken up by working on the Hall. Monday is Kills paint on all of the walls. Tuesday is coat one of the new paint, Wednesday is coat two, and Thursday is coat three. They haven’t decided about the floor.

Reverend Jeff Dungan introduced the guest speaker for the day, Donna Rose, Executive Director of Camp Fuller Center for Housing. Donna explained that Camp Fuller used to be Habitat for Humanity until Habitat went corporate and pushed too hard for more contribution money than the Camp County Habitat group could afford to send them. Mr Millard Fuller and his wife Linda, co-founders of Habitat for Humanity, were fired from that organization when the corporation’s philosophy changed. They then created Fuller Center for Housing, taking the new organization back to the primary philosophy, which was affordable housing with zero-interest loans. When Camp County Habitat discussed moving away from Habitat International and toward Fuller Center, Habitat was very willing and helpful with the transition. Camp Fuller Center for Housing is now choosing the recipient for the next house build. They are doing a fund raiser on Saturday, April 11, to start funds needed for the house build. She explained that the chosen family will bring 300-400 sweat equity hours to the build project. Currently Camp Fuller Center has one donated lot left to build on. They are looking for land owners who want to donate land to a worthy cause. They are requesting Giving Day funds to help with the project. There are corporate sponsors waiting to match funds with any northeast Texas philanthropic organizations who raise money for their projects. She invited Rotary members to go to the Saturday fund-raiser, which would include breakfast tacos at two for $5.00.

President Bill Dixon, asking if there was any other business before adjournment, finding none, adjourned at 1:10 pm.